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* Could treat ball bearings like a fluid ([http://www.engin.swarthmore.edu/e90/2008/reports/David%20Bober.pdf example project by David Bober]) | * Could treat ball bearings like a fluid ([http://www.engin.swarthmore.edu/e90/2008/reports/David%20Bober.pdf example project by David Bober]) | ||
Treating each 1/0 as a single entity: | Treating each 1/0 as a single entity: | ||
* Use a ball for 1 and no ball for 0 - requires a central 'clock' (which may be needed anyway) | |||
* Could use magnetised balls for 1 and unmagnetised balls for 0 (but wouldn't the magnetic balls stick together?) | * Could use magnetised balls for 1 and unmagnetised balls for 0 (but wouldn't the magnetic balls stick together?) | ||
* Could use different ball sizes for 1 and 0 (e.g. 4mm as 0 and 5mm as 1 - in which case a 0 ball weighs roughly half a 1 ball and different sizes grids/holes could be used to sort them) | * Could use different ball sizes for 1 and 0 (e.g. 4mm as 0 and 5mm as 1 - in which case a 0 ball weighs roughly half a 1 ball and different sizes grids/holes could be used to sort them) | ||
